DCB-4.4 - Revision history

Evelyn at 23:49, 8 May 2009

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Evelyn at 23:48, 8 May 2009

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Evelyn at 23:16, 8 May 2009

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2009-05-08T23:12:36Z

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[[Main Page]] > [[Canadiana.org Digital Collection Builder user manual]] > [[DCB-4|DCB-4 Access content]] > DCB-4.4 Browse

[[Image:um4-4Browse1.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: select filter]]

[[Image:um4-4Browse2.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display filter terms]]

[[Image:um4-4Browse3.png|500px|right|thumb|Browse: display matches]]

Use the [[Browse box|browse box]] to view records in DCB by various [[Filter|filters]].

1. Select a [[Filter|filter]] in the [[Browse box|browse box]] from the [[Drop-down menu|drop-down menu]].

2. Click the ''browse'' button.

3. DCB retrieves all the relevant [[Filter|filter]] terms and displays them on a [[List screen|list screen]]. By default, DCB lists results 10 at a time, providing pagination at the bottom of the page to allow users to navigate through long lists of results. [[Administrator|Administrators]] can increase or decrease this default number (See [[DCB-7.3.3|DCB-7.3.3 Specify number of hits per page]]).

4. Each [[Filter|filter]] is described below:

'''Subject'''

*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[Subject|subject]] [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].

*''Results'' column returns the number of times the [[Term|term]] has been used as a subject [[Access point|access point]] in a [[metadata record]].

*Click the [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Metadata record|metadata records]] using it as an [[Access point|access point]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].

'''Place'''

*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[place]] [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].

*''Results'' column returns the number of times the [[Term|term]] has been used as a [[Place|place]] [[Access point|access point]] to an [[Metadata record|metadata record]].

*Click the place [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Access point|place access point]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].

'''Name'''

*Returns all [[Authority record|authority records]].

*''Type'' column indicates the type of entity (Corporate body, Person, or Family).

*Click the name to go to the [[Authority record|authority record]] [[View screen|view screen]].

'''Archival institution'''

*Returns all [[Archival institution|archival institutions]].

*"Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").

*Click the institution name to go to the [[Archival institution|archival institution]] [[View screen|view screen]].

'''Media type'''

*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the ''media types'' [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].

*''Results'' column returns the number of [[Digital object|digital objects]] of that type that are stored in the application.

*Click the media [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Digital object|digital objects]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].

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	*"Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").		*"Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").

−	*Click the institution name to go to the [[~~repository~~]] [[View screen\|view screen]].	+	*Click the institution name to go to the [[organization]] [[View screen\|view screen]].

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-'''Archival institution'''
+'''Organization'''
-*Returns all [[Repository|repositories]].
+*Returns all [[Organization|organizations]].
 *"Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").

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 '''Place'''
-*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[place]] [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].
+*Returns all [[Term|terms]] included in the [[Place|place]] [[Taxonomy|taxonomy]].
-*''Results'' column returns the number of times the [[Term|term]] has been used as a [[Place|place]] [[Access point|access point]] to an [[Metadata record|metadata record]].
+*''Results'' column returns the number of times the [[Term|term]] has been used as a [[Place|place]] [[Access point|access point]] to an [[metadata record]].
-*Click the place [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Archival description|archival descriptions]] using it as an [[Access point|place access point]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].
+*Click the place [[Term|term]] to get the ''results'' ([[Metadata record|metadata records]] using it as an [[Access point|place access point]]) on a new [[List screen|list screen]].
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 '''Archival institution'''
-*Returns all [[Archival institution|archival institutions]].
+*Returns all [[Repository|repositories]].
 *"Type" column indicates the type of institution (e.g. "municipal", "university").
-*Click the institution name to go to the [[Archival institution|archival institution]] [[View screen|view screen]].
+*Click the institution name to go to the [[repository]] [[View screen|view screen]].